Ernst Habermars (ernsthabermars)

A two-meter round map of the world as it was known in 1459. Known as the Map of the Venetian monk Friar Mauro or Carta Fra Mauro from the island of Murano. The cartographer was Andrea Bianco. Created for a Portuguese king. Please try to look at it and find familiar parts of the world.

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Mom and 8 sons, all served in WWII and came home.

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The particular plight of horses rarely comes into focus in historical narratives. For thousands of years, horses have been mankind's indispensable companion in everything. In Europe, as early as the first half of the 20th century, horses worked in deep mines. Where man has suffered, horses have suffered.

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The particular plight of horses rarely comes into focus in historical narratives. For thousands of years, horses have been mankind's indispensable companion in everything. In Europe, as early as the first half of the 20th century, horses worked in deep mines. Where man has suffered, horses have suffered.

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Mom and 8 sons, all served in WWII and came home.

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A young man wearing very strange pants indicates his unfaithful lover in the company of another man. Czech engraver Vaclav Hollar, 1646

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A time-beaten but still expressive bust of Emperor Galba. It is made of silver foil and was used as an imago by one of the Roman legions. The silver Galba was found during excavations in Herculaneum, a city covered with the ashes of Vesuvius in 79. Now the rarity is kept in the British Museum

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